From the Bicycle Coalition of Philadelphia:

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission is re-building the Scudder Falls (I-95) Bridge that links Yardley PA to Ewing NJ and the Delaware River canal towpaths on both sides of the river.

Currently, the Bridge is not accessible to pedestrians or bicyclists. The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia has been advocating for the inclusion of a bicycle/pedestrian pathway in the design of the re-built bridge. In 2009, the Coalition gathered more than 1400 signatures on a petition that was delivered to the Bridge Commission.

The Bridge Commission is taking public comment on the bridge’s new design. Although it is considering the inclusion of a new bicycle/pedestrian pathway, it is not convinced that the $18 million cost of the pathway justifies building it. This cost would only adds 6% more to the total project cost of $300 million project.

Take action to convince the Commission to make the Bridge accessible to cyclists and walkers.

1) Go to a public hearing and testify that you want a pathway included in the re-built bridge. There are two hearings scheduled; for each the Open House begins at 5PM, Public Hearing begins at 7PM.

Tuesday January 19, 2010 Villa Victoria Academy, 376 Upper Ferry Road, Ewing NJ (MAP)

Wednesday January 20, 2010 Sheraton Bucks County Hotel, 400 Oxford Valley Rd, Langhorne, PA (MAP)

2) Submit your own testimony by February 4, 2010.

Send an email to the Commission by clicking here, or

Email your own a letter to scudderfallsbridgeEAcomments@hntb.com

3) To read the Draft Environmental Assessment, you can visit these locations to read a hardcopy or download the entire document (113MB).